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stevia

stevia

4 4.4
A plant with very sweet leaves and the sweetener made from those leaves
  • noun
  • /ˈstiːviə/
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  • You can sweeten your tea with stevia instead of sugar for a healthier option.
  • stevia sweetener
  • stevia extract
  • stevia plant

So a couple of drops of liquid stevia can can do you OK.

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Examples

  • You can have added natural sweeteners like stevia or monk fruit.

  • I sweeten it with stevia, and it is delicious!

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  • I have hot tea with stevia and sweet tea once every day.

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  • I dropped in a bit of Stevia.

  • Hopefully it has the same benefits, and I like stevia now too.

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  • Sweeten it with a little bit of stevia, a little bit of ice.

  • I used to use Splenda and Sweet 'n Low, but now it's all stevia.

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  • Also, I am going to try to make a meringue cake with stevia instead of sugar for a Thanksgiving cake.

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  • There are three different types of sweetener: Sucralose, Stevia, and Monk Fruit.

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  • I bought pumpkin chai tea, and it is so good with some heated almond milk, a little stevia, and vanilla extract too.

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Synonyms

sugar
vsstevia
732 1.0

A sweet white substance from plants used to sweeten food and drink

is a leaf-based source used for sweetness without forming crystals
sweetener
vsstevia
30 2.0

A substance added to food or drink to make it taste sweeter

is a leaf-based natural option used instead of processed sweet crystals
sucrose
vsstevia
  • Specialized
12 3.2

A common sweet white sugar from plants that people use to sweeten food

is extracted from leaves and used as a natural sweet alternative
saccharin
vsstevia
2 6.3

A very sweet man-made white powder used instead of sugar with no calories

is a natural leaf-derived sweet option, not an artificial chemical
sweetening
vsstevia
2.6

Something added to food or drink to make it sweeter

is made from plant leaves rather than a generic added substance
saccharose
vsstevia
  • Specialized
8.1

A common plant sugar used to make food sweet

is a leaf-extracted sweet choice rather than a plant carbohydrate

Compounds

genus Stevia
  • Specialized
7.7

A group of small shrubs and herbs from the Americas with sweet leaves used as sweeteners

How Sweet

saccharin
2 6.3
stevia
4 4.4
glycyrrhizin
  • Specialized
9.9
honey
305 1.0
sugar
732 1.0
fructose
  • Specialized
49 4.1

Surface Forms

stevia singular
stevias plural

Etymology

Stevia comes from the name of a Spanish botanist, Esteve, and the plant became well known in Paraguay for its very 'sweet' leaves. So stevia now means the plant or the natural sweetener made from its leaves.